Lockheed Martin in Waterton, CO? - The Orange Mane

Broncoman13 · 11-09-2006, 11:00 AM

I know this isn't front page or even GD page material, but I need some quick input. Anybody here work at the Waterton Facility for LM? Have an interview coming up in a little bit and would like to ask a few questions. Sorry for the OT in the GD forum, but it's kind of important. Thanks!

Broncoman13 · 11-09-2006, 11:21 AM

Anybody

Alkazar · 11-09-2006, 11:26 AM

Visited there once about 8 yrs ago, so sorry, no new info for ya......

Hotrod · 11-09-2006, 11:26 AM

Maybe nobody wants to admit it

To be honest I've never even heard of the place..

Broncoman13 · 11-09-2006, 11:32 AM

It's a huge facility about 5 miles SW of Littleton... surely there are Maners that work out there or have family that does?

Billy Clyde Puckett · 11-09-2006, 12:06 PM

It's right next to Chatfield Res. Next door neighbor retired from there a couple of years ago but I know nothing current about it.

Bronco_Beerslug · 11-09-2006, 12:14 PM

I've worked there on several occasions but all of it was industrial contract work so can't help you.

Alkazar · 11-09-2006, 12:24 PM

I had been invited to tour the place by a guy I used to work with who also worked as a tour guide at the facility. The neatest part about the whole thing was that the guy also happened to be one of the Tuskegee Airmen.

GonzoLays · 11-09-2006, 12:33 PM

I think Oskie was looking more in line for some information about the company, how do they treat their employees, tough environment yada yada yada.

And to those who replied with, "Yea, I once toured the facility." LMAO! Hilarious

Alkazar · 11-09-2006, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GonzoLays

I think Oskie was looking more in line for some information about the company, how do they treat their employees, tough environment yada yada yada.

And to those who replied with, "Yea, I once toured the facility." LMAO! Hilarious

I think the point you're missing here is that, at least so far, no one works or knows anyone who works at the facility. We wish him the best of luck, but all threads have posts like this, its how we communicate and learn about each other.

Broncoman13 · 11-09-2006, 01:13 PM

I appreciate all the input. I just finished the interview and I'm not sure I did that great. Didn't bomb it, but didn't do great either. I did mention at the end that I was a Broncos Fan and needed to get to Denver... they laughed and said that they were adding "bonus" points. That was probably the best part of the interview...lol j/k, just had a few questions that I wasn't prepared to answer. Supplier Quality Assurance is normally my strong suit, but I didn't answer as well as I should have.

Anyhow, thanks for all the input. It wasn't exactly what I was looking for, but it was much appreciated anyhow.

Gonzo, you're correct that I was looking more along the lines of the type of facility. Don't care much about how they treat their people b/c I'm a DoD employee and wouldn't work for the Ktr itself, but rather ensure they are building to contractual specifications. At any rate, all of the answers were appreciated, regardless of whether it was exactly what I was looking for. And, for the record, the guys that got to tour the facility DO have insight to add. You can tell a lot in a manufacturing facility via a simple tour. You don't even have to have floor level access to gather key information such as pride of work, how nice the facility is/work environment, and whether or not everyone wears Orange N Blue on Fridays!!!

Alkazar · 11-09-2006, 01:49 PM

Best of luck, Oskie! who knows, maybe those "bonus" points will get you the job after all!

I do know that when I took the tour I was very impressed with the care and professionalism I saw while I was there.

Tredici · 11-09-2006, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by OSKIE

I appreciate all the input. I just finished the interview and I'm not sure I did that great. Didn't bomb it, but didn't do great either. I did mention at the end that I was a Broncos Fan and needed to get to Denver... they laughed and said that they were adding "bonus" points. That was probably the best part of the interview...lol j/k, just had a few questions that I wasn't prepared to answer. Supplier Quality Assurance is normally my strong suit, but I didn't answer as well as I should have.

Anyhow, thanks for all the input. It wasn't exactly what I was looking for, but it was much appreciated anyhow.

Gonzo, you're correct that I was looking more along the lines of the type of facility. Don't care much about how they treat their people b/c I'm a DoD employee and wouldn't work for the Ktr itself, but rather ensure they are building to contractual specifications. At any rate, all of the answers were appreciated, regardless of whether it was exactly what I was looking for. And, for the record, the guys that got to tour the facility DO have insight to add. You can tell a lot in a manufacturing facility via a simple tour. You don't even have to have floor level access to gather key information such as pride of work, how nice the facility is/work environment, and whether or not everyone wears Orange N Blue on Fridays!!!

Did you bring your golf clubs? If not you missed out on a terrifically scenic course - Arrowhead in the near vicinity. I mean, whether you get the job or not should not have prevented checking out the local area.

watermock · 11-09-2006, 04:10 PM

Employers know that prospective employees are nervous if they really want the job and can stumble a bit. I wish I had seen this thread earlier. If you make some gaffs, there is nothing wrong with telling them you were nervous. When you make your followup call there's no shame in telling tham how you want to move to Denver so much. That's a beautiful canyon. Now you got ME missin' the foothills again. I used to scamper on Red Rocks all the time. What a natural ampatheater. Too bad it's a little small now, but big bands show just cause it's so cool.

There are no doubt some skunks around that place.

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/wms/fi...p=fec&ci=13150

Shoot for the stars Oskie. It doesn't hurt to pester them into submission either.

watermock · 11-09-2006, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Tredici

Did you bring your golf clubs? If not you missed out on a terrifically scenic course - Arrowhead in the near vicinity. I mean, whether you get the job or not should not have prevented checking out the local area.

If that's the course I'm remembering it's the most unbelievably beautiful course I've ever seen.

Bronco_Beerslug · 11-09-2006, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tredici

Did you bring your golf clubs? If not you missed out on a terrifically scenic course - Arrowhead in the near vicinity. I mean, whether you get the job or not should not have prevented checking out the local area.

You definitely need to find employment to play that course, greens fees are upwards around $130 depending on time of year etc...

Bronx33 · 11-09-2006, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by watermock

If that's the course I'm remembering it's the most unbelievably beautiful course I've ever seen.

We used to steal golf carts at this course at night when i was a kid, man it was funny and fun.

broncos-rock · 11-09-2006, 04:31 PM

Oskie,
Wish I would have seen this earlier, I live literally one mile from there but most important to you is I have several engineer friends who work there and could have helped you out. If you have questions I can definitely help!!!

Broncoman13 · 11-09-2006, 04:35 PM

I didn't travel to Denver for the Interview. Phone interview via telecon tie in. 3 panel members. Not sure what they were. Probably a couple of 12's and a 13. Perhaps a 14 or 15 but probably not necessary for a Tech Lead interview.

I will follow up with an email on Monday probably. One guy mentioned he was a Bengals fan when I started asking about the guys there and if most of them were Broncos fans. Probably not something I should have done during my interview, but that's my love for the Orange N Blue! I want to move to Denver for many different reasons, but make no mistake, one of those reasons is to be around more fellow Broncos fans!

I've looked in and around the Littleton area for houses and was supprised to find houses a little less than I was expecting. I figured atleast $250-300k for 2k sq ft. But I was able to find pretty nice houses for 200-225k in that square footage. Would only be 5-10 miles from work too!

Anybody know anything about the school in and around Littleton? Chatfield etc.?

DomCasual · 11-09-2006, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OSKIE

I know this isn't front page or even GD page material, but I need some quick input. Anybody here work at the Waterton Facility for LM? Have an interview coming up in a little bit and would like to ask a few questions. Sorry for the OT in the GD forum, but it's kind of important. Thanks!

My dad worked there for twenty plus years, and retired in the mid-eighties. I used to go up there every year on family day and run around the silo where they worked on the Titan 3 missiles. I thought it was the coolest thing ever!

Broncoman13 · 11-09-2006, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by broncos-rock

Oskie,
Wish I would have seen this earlier, I live literally one mile from there but most important to you is I have several engineer friends who work there and could have helped you out. If you have questions I can definitely help!!!

B-Rock, I'm sure your friends probably work for Lockheed Martin. The position I applied for/interview for is a DCMA position. I work for the Department of Defense ensuring Government Contracts are performed and carried out as directed by the Contract. I work Quality Assurance and this particular position was for a Quality Tech Lead. If any of your friends work for DCMA they could certainly help. They could also help if they were good friends with anybody from DCMA as well. DCMA does have Engineers, but like I said, I'm on the Quality side of the house.

Bronx33 · 11-09-2006, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OSKIE

I didn't travel to Denver for the Interview. Phone interview via telecon tie in. 3 panel members. Not sure what they were. Probably a couple of 12's and a 13. Perhaps a 14 or 15 but probably not necessary for a Tech Lead interview.

I will follow up with an email on Monday probably. One guy mentioned he was a Bengals fan when I started asking about the guys there and if most of them were Broncos fans. Probably not something I should have done during my interview, but that's my love for the Orange N Blue! I want to move to Denver for many different reasons, but make no mistake, one of those reasons is to be around more fellow Broncos fans!

I've looked in and around the Littleton area for houses and was supprised to find houses a little less than I was expecting. I figured atleast $250-300k for 2k sq ft. But I was able to find pretty nice houses for 200-225k in that square footage. Would only be 5-10 miles from work too!

Anybody know anything about the school in and around Littleton? Chatfield etc.?

I grew up around that area about 1/4 mile from chatfield lake, it's a great place to live chatfield HS didn't exist when i lived out there my wife graduated from it, i attended columbine my old man retired from lockheed martin up in waterton.If ya got the cash i would look for a house up deercreek canyon (i always wanted to live up there)

Atwater His Ass · 11-09-2006, 04:56 PM

Good luck OSKIE! I'm an electrical engineer, GS-12, working in the puget sound area atm. Not a bad gig for now, but I've been keeping my options open, maybe a move to the Denver area much like yourself. Only about a 7 hour drive to my hometown from there and then I could scam back my season tickets from my family!

broncos-rock · 11-09-2006, 05:01 PM

Oskie,
We live in a 2500 sq. ft. house in Roxborough and you could buy a similiar house for about $275k. Your right in that my friend works for lockheed martin hes a rocket engineer, so not sure who he know on your side of things but I could certainly ask. Good luck in getting your dream.

Billy Clyde Puckett · 11-09-2006, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OSKIE

I didn't travel to Denver for the Interview. Phone interview via telecon tie in. 3 panel members. Not sure what they were. Probably a couple of 12's and a 13. Perhaps a 14 or 15 but probably not necessary for a Tech Lead interview.

I will follow up with an email on Monday probably. One guy mentioned he was a Bengals fan when I started asking about the guys there and if most of them were Broncos fans. Probably not something I should have done during my interview, but that's my love for the Orange N Blue! I want to move to Denver for many different reasons, but make no mistake, one of those reasons is to be around more fellow Broncos fans!

I've looked in and around the Littleton area for houses and was supprised to find houses a little less than I was expecting. I figured atleast $250-300k for 2k sq ft. But I was able to find pretty nice houses for 200-225k in that square footage. Would only be 5-10 miles from work too!

Anybody know anything about the school in and around Littleton? Chatfield etc.?

Depends on where you are in "Littleton" If you are close to LM, you will be in Jefferson county. Chatfield is the closest HS and Colombine and Dakota Ridge I believe are the next closest. A little further northeast and you are in Littleton Schools. Heritage HS is probably about the same distance from LM as Columbine/Dakota Ridge. My kids are in that system and I have been very impressed. To the Southeast is Highlands Ranch which are Douglas County Schools. All of those are good school districts, but I am predjudiced to Littleton. Housing depends on your tastes. You can get come pretty good buys in Highlands Ranch with the slow down in the market. If it works out, you should have Meck hunt you down some options.

11-09-2006, 11:00 AM	#1
Broncoman13 Broncoholic JT #80 Join Date: May 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 16,961 Adopt-a-Bronco: Orange Julius	Lockheed Martin in Waterton, CO? I know this isn't front page or even GD page material, but I need some quick input. Anybody here work at the Waterton Facility for LM? Have an interview coming up in a little bit and would like to ask a few questions. Sorry for the OT in the GD forum, but it's kind of important. Thanks!

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11-09-2006, 11:21 AM	#2
Broncoman13 Broncoholic JT #80 Join Date: May 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 16,961 Adopt-a-Bronco: Orange Julius	Anybody

11-09-2006, 11:26 AM	#3
Alkazar NPN Mascott Bronco's Thunder Join Date: May 2001 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,709 Adopt-a-Bronco: Steph Alexander	Visited there once about 8 yrs ago, so sorry, no new info for ya......

11-09-2006, 11:26 AM	#4
Hotrod Self Appointed Expert aka Dortoh Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 25,136 Adopt-a-Bronco: Miss I	Maybe nobody wants to admit it To be honest I've never even heard of the place..

11-09-2006, 11:32 AM	#5
Broncoman13 Broncoholic JT #80 Join Date: May 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 16,961 Adopt-a-Bronco: Orange Julius	It's a huge facility about 5 miles SW of Littleton... surely there are Maners that work out there or have family that does?

11-09-2006, 12:06 PM	#6
Billy Clyde Puckett Billy=Semi Tough Big Guy Looking down on KC, SD and Oakland Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: between 5,000 and 10,000 feet elevation Posts: 12,665 Adopt-a-Bronco: John Elway	It's right next to Chatfield Res. Next door neighbor retired from there a couple of years ago but I know nothing current about it.

11-09-2006, 12:14 PM	#7
Bronco_Beerslug Angling in the Deep Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Texas Riviera, Southern Mountains Posts: 24,281	I've worked there on several occasions but all of it was industrial contract work so can't help you.

11-09-2006, 12:24 PM	#8
Alkazar NPN Mascott Bronco's Thunder Join Date: May 2001 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,709 Adopt-a-Bronco: Steph Alexander	I had been invited to tour the place by a guy I used to work with who also worked as a tour guide at the facility. The neatest part about the whole thing was that the guy also happened to be one of the Tuskegee Airmen.

11-09-2006, 12:33 PM	#9
GonzoLays Five Tool Poster Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,650 Adopt-a-Bronco: #3 DJ	I think Oskie was looking more in line for some information about the company, how do they treat their employees, tough environment yada yada yada. And to those who replied with, "Yea, I once toured the facility." LMAO! Hilarious

11-09-2006, 01:13 PM	#11
Broncoman13 Broncoholic JT #80 Join Date: May 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 16,961 Adopt-a-Bronco: Orange Julius	I appreciate all the input. I just finished the interview and I'm not sure I did that great. Didn't bomb it, but didn't do great either. I did mention at the end that I was a Broncos Fan and needed to get to Denver... they laughed and said that they were adding "bonus" points. That was probably the best part of the interview...lol j/k, just had a few questions that I wasn't prepared to answer. Supplier Quality Assurance is normally my strong suit, but I didn't answer as well as I should have. Anyhow, thanks for all the input. It wasn't exactly what I was looking for, but it was much appreciated anyhow. Gonzo, you're correct that I was looking more along the lines of the type of facility. Don't care much about how they treat their people b/c I'm a DoD employee and wouldn't work for the Ktr itself, but rather ensure they are building to contractual specifications. At any rate, all of the answers were appreciated, regardless of whether it was exactly what I was looking for. And, for the record, the guys that got to tour the facility DO have insight to add. You can tell a lot in a manufacturing facility via a simple tour. You don't even have to have floor level access to gather key information such as pride of work, how nice the facility is/work environment, and whether or not everyone wears Orange N Blue on Fridays!!!

11-09-2006, 01:49 PM	#12
Alkazar NPN Mascott Bronco's Thunder Join Date: May 2001 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,709 Adopt-a-Bronco: Steph Alexander	Best of luck, Oskie! who knows, maybe those "bonus" points will get you the job after all! I do know that when I took the tour I was very impressed with the care and professionalism I saw while I was there.

11-09-2006, 04:10 PM	#14
watermock "Hoodie Jr" "Hug me!" Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hot Springs, Ouachitah Posts: 77,090	Employers know that prospective employees are nervous if they really want the job and can stumble a bit. I wish I had seen this thread earlier. If you make some gaffs, there is nothing wrong with telling them you were nervous. When you make your followup call there's no shame in telling tham how you want to move to Denver so much. That's a beautiful canyon. Now you got ME missin' the foothills again. I used to scamper on Red Rocks all the time. What a natural ampatheater. Too bad it's a little small now, but big bands show just cause it's so cool. There are no doubt some skunks around that place. http://www.lockheedmartin.com/wms/fi...p=fec&ci=13150 Shoot for the stars Oskie. It doesn't hurt to pester them into submission either.

11-09-2006, 04:31 PM	#18
broncos-rock Ring of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,285	Oskie, Wish I would have seen this earlier, I live literally one mile from there but most important to you is I have several engineer friends who work there and could have helped you out. If you have questions I can definitely help!!!

11-09-2006, 04:35 PM	#19
Broncoman13 Broncoholic JT #80 Join Date: May 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 16,961 Adopt-a-Bronco: Orange Julius	I didn't travel to Denver for the Interview. Phone interview via telecon tie in. 3 panel members. Not sure what they were. Probably a couple of 12's and a 13. Perhaps a 14 or 15 but probably not necessary for a Tech Lead interview. I will follow up with an email on Monday probably. One guy mentioned he was a Bengals fan when I started asking about the guys there and if most of them were Broncos fans. Probably not something I should have done during my interview, but that's my love for the Orange N Blue! I want to move to Denver for many different reasons, but make no mistake, one of those reasons is to be around more fellow Broncos fans! I've looked in and around the Littleton area for houses and was supprised to find houses a little less than I was expecting. I figured atleast $250-300k for 2k sq ft. But I was able to find pretty nice houses for 200-225k in that square footage. Would only be 5-10 miles from work too! Anybody know anything about the school in and around Littleton? Chatfield etc.?

11-09-2006, 04:56 PM	#23
Atwater His Ass Ring of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,360 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	Good luck OSKIE! I'm an electrical engineer, GS-12, working in the puget sound area atm. Not a bad gig for now, but I've been keeping my options open, maybe a move to the Denver area much like yourself. Only about a 7 hour drive to my hometown from there and then I could scam back my season tickets from my family!

11-09-2006, 05:01 PM	#24
broncos-rock Ring of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,285	Oskie, We live in a 2500 sq. ft. house in Roxborough and you could buy a similiar house for about $275k. Your right in that my friend works for lockheed martin hes a rocket engineer, so not sure who he know on your side of things but I could certainly ask. Good luck in getting your dream.